A core set of personality traits on the 16PF Questionnaire also describe the characteristics of empathy. ... this sincere concern for the welfare of others and a belief that others are generally fair-minded may be one of the drivers of helping behavior often observed in highly empathetic people.

... is that these investigations tend to assess perceptions of others only through statement-based instruments such as the Personality Belief Questionnaire (Beck et al., 2001), or through lab scenarios in which participants rate fictional targets (e.g., Lakey & Cassady, 1990).

Furthermore, knowledge of the personality correlates of belief in ESP would prove valuable not only as a pointer to fruitful psi-research, ... The personality test The test instrument was the Cattell Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire, Form C, ...